Monday, December 21, 2009
Wonderful Christmastime!
On a lighter note, besides hearing from Matthew on Christmas day, life has been great! The semester ended last Tuesday for me, and I got all A's again (which is definitely a wonderful Christmas present), and now I only have 4 more classes before moving on to a University; and i'm hoping that, in doing summer courses on top of spring and winter courses, I'll be done in the Spring of 2011. But I guess we'll see. For now I'm just taking it one step at a time.
This Christmas has been a little less stressful than the last 2 have been for me as I've been working the past two Christmas' and though Deseret Book is a very peaceful place to be, and the music is absolutely beautiful, etc...working there during the busiest season of the year can get very stressful and tiresome. So it feels good to be able to just be at home getting daily chores done and preparing for times ahead....like Christmas!
So a guesstimation of how Christmas day will be: wake up around 7:30ish am because Benjamin will not be able to take it any longer; open stockings/presents/while taking TONS and TONS of pictures (love pictures, but I'm not to fond of the whole 'waking up without showering right away' idea...and then taking pix on top of that! *sigh*); then Matthew should call around 9:30ish am our time; then we have our traditional Christmas breakfast; pack up; load the car and travel to Utah to visit close friends and family. That SHOULD be the sum of the day--which is beginning to sound like a VERY tiring day...but fun nonetheless. :)
All in all...Christmas is probably my favorite season-a time to spend with the ones we love, and a time to remember our Savior. In this beautiful season I pray that we will all be able to spend time with the ones that we love, that we will all remember the true meaning of this wonderful season...and that we'll take a step back and remember to appreciate all that we've been blessed with and all that we have as well as for the people in our lives that we care about the most. Love to all. And a Very Merry Christmas! <3
Thursday, October 22, 2009
MOYO is back Baby!!!
We got Brother Jeremy Woolstenhulme back for the Symphony which greatly excites me because he was the original director, and he's just AMAZING! And we have Brother Orgill as the Choir director for our Winter season. He's a new addition for us, but he fit in just right on Sunday when we ran through our music for the first time, and I just could NOT be happier. I love this organization. I have always loved it. If no one has ever heard the group play/sing, or has the talent and hasn't joined us yet...PLEASE DO! When I first joined I was scared stiff because I felt like I wasn't good enough for the group, but they welcomed me with open arms and made me a member of the family immediately. It's an experience of a lifetime which can never be replaced.
We have the amazing opportunity of sharing our testimonies of the gospel through the music we play, and I can testify that the Spirit has been with us a grand majority of the time we rehearse and perform. We can feel of each other's testimonies through our instruments and learn and grow so much each season we spend together.
I. LOVE. MOYO. And I'm sooooo excited that it's back! I've missed it tremendously.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Gratitude is the memory of the heart. ~Jean Baptiste Massieu
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Friends...
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Thursday, September 17, 2009
Update
Next on my list of happenings is that school began once more on the 31st of August, which makes me both happy and disappointed (for lack of a better word) at the same time. Happy because I really enjoy learning, and I have noticed that my love for learning has increased with each year that passes. Disappointed because I really only had 2 weeks of summer between courses, and I'm beginning to feel the effects of it. But, as is life, it must go on, so here I am in school waiting for my next class to begin.
Thirdly, during the two weeks that I was in summer break I was able to help a good friend of mine with packing up belongings in a certain amount of time so that a family who was to rent their house could begin moving their things in at the end of approximately 3 weeks. It sounds like a lot of work, but we had a lot of fun within those couple of weeks, and I wholeheartedly miss the time we were able to spend with the Staheli's, so I hope to be able to take a trip to St. George sometime in the near future so we can pay them a visit.
In reference to St. George...my Uncle Josh and his wife, Bonnie and their three kids came from their home in St. George for a visit and for a little family gathering at Grandpa's house last Saturday. Jessica and Steve were there with Jaylie and Afton...Jamie was there for a little while as well and left Brayden and Bernadette there to be taken home by Steve and Jessica. And of course we were all there, (with the exception of Matthew) and Grandpa and Cherrie were there as well. We had a great time just sitting at the dinner table eating and talking while the little ones played around the house. All the men went out to play around the pool for a time as well as they watched the kids as they swam, and overall it was a lot of fun. Hopefully we can keep up with our goal of having a little gathering about once every couple of months because I really enjoy family time!
Here's a list of future things I will try and blog about...I have to have the list else I will forget...
1. Scrapbooking adventures with Jenni
2. Missionary update
3. Journal of Blessings
4. The art of cooking...without burning anything!
5. Snowflakes
6. MOYO
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Tribute to Mami
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Priscilla and Blaine
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Priscilla De La Vega and Blaine Davis were married in the Las Vegas Temple August 8th, 2009!!! Yay! I'm so happy for them both. I've known Priscilla for a number of years now since she and her family became members of the church and joined the ward family. The reception was absolutely beautiful and there were many friends and family members there to join in on the celebration! Priscilla was stunning and I wish them both many happy days ahead. Here are a few pix from the happy day. :) Congrats Blaine and Priscilla Davis!
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Amber's Married!
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After the setting up was done at around 6:30ish, Jenni and I went to Chipotles to meet up with Amber and the rest of the girls for her "bachelorette" type thing, and we had some fun with them til around 9:30pm. I was soooo tired by the time I got home, but couldn't help being way excited for the day ahead.
Saturday morning Amber was to be sealed at 9:00am, but my mom and I headed over to the temple at around 8:30 and I sat with Jenni and some children she was taking care of in the foyer while my mom went in to the sealing. We were out there for a little while, and seriously did a count down to when Amber Winn would officially be Amber Turner...so fun! After we went outside to wait for the traditional walk-out by the bride and groom, and we waited, and waited because the sealing ceremony had begun a little late, and the bride's bouquet was at the chapel across the street along with the other flowers so a groomsman had to go and get them. When the time finally came for them to come out, we kept having false alarms with others coming out of the same doors, such as some of the grandparents and friends...so after all the hustle, I decided to record them coming out so it'd be remembered!!!
Afterwards there were tons of pix taken, though the heat nearly killed us all! Amber was absolutely radiant, the most beautiful bride ever! We all went to a luncheon put on by Mike's side of the family, and it was much needed after being out in the heat. My mom and I took Jenni home and then took Tiff, Ash, and Benjamin to 7/11 to get free slurpies (couldn't forget that!) and then we went off to the chapel at 3pm to start working on the food and the last minute set up stuff. We met Jenni and her dad there, along with other sisters who were to help with the food, and we (thankfully) got everything done, and when Sister Winn brought the cake (which she made herself) everything looked beautiful and fell into place.
The reception was a hit! It started at 6:30 and went until 9:00. It was one of the most beautiful weddings, it was so much fun to be a part of. One of the best weekends ever!
The missionary
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I'm so excited to say that Matthew has been serving in the Rio de Janeiro North mission for the past 15 months...which means he has only 9 months left!!! These are a few of the pix he sent us at the beginning of this month. As of right now he's serving as a Zone Leader in his mission and is learning more and more as to how to trust the Lord in all things.
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By they way...he's still the same old, crazy, goofy, and fun loving kid he's ever been. Oh...and he doesn't wear glasses, they're his comp's, but I must say he does look pretty good!